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Welcome to Highgrove ...

Highgrove is located in Nelson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highgrove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Highgrove is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Highgrove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Highgrove (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Highgrove: 502

Communities Also Named Highgrove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Highgrove - it's located in California.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highgrove.

Communities near Highgrove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Highgrove.

  • Jeffersontown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bardstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Shepherdsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hillview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Douglass Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
  • Hurstbourne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hurstbourne is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurstbourne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,397 people
  • Pioneer Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
  • Simpsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Highgrove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highgrove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Highgrove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highgrove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Highgrove. See our Newspapers Page for Highgrove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highgrove ...

Looking for more information about Highgrove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Highgrove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Highgrove.

Adding Highgrove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highgrove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Highgrove was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highgrove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highgrove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.